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  • Player Analysis: Brahim Díaz

    After the conclusion of the 2020/21 season, Italian giant AC Milan saw two key players leave the club on free transfers and this prompted its directors to look for replacements.   Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma joined French club Paris-Saint Germain and the Rossoneri replaced him with Mike Maignan from Ligue 1 champions Lille for a reported…

  • Analyzing Leeds’ Tactics Under Marcelo Bielsa

    Since returning to the Premier League after a 16-year absence, Leeds United have become one of the most entertaining teams to watch in Europe, and whilst they have struggled early on with three points from their first six games, they were able to get their first win of the season as an early Diego Llorente…

  • Previewing Matchday 7 of the Premier League Season

    We’ve barely had a chance to catch our breaths after a pulsating week of European football, and yet, the Premier League is already around the corner. Matchday 7 kicks off on Saturday morning in what will be the final assortment of domestic football before October’s international break, as Everton pay a visit to Old Trafford.…

  • Odsonne Edouard: The Final Piece of the Crystal Palace Jigsaw

    After links with Brighton, Spurs and even Leicester City, 23-year-old Odsonne Edouard sealed a late £14.67 million move to a new-look Crystal Palace. With a CV including five years spent at PSG & four years at Celtic, Patrick Vieira has certainly acquired a cultured centre forward whose tactical importance is already shining through.   If…

  • Dušan Vlahović: The Serbian Luca Toni Destined for Greatness

    It has been a breakthrough 2021 for Dušan Vlahović. After a middling start to the 2020/21 campaign, the Serbian striker caught fire in December 2020 with three consecutive goals against Sassuolo, Hellas Verona and Juventus and carried that form into the new year, registering 21 goals and 2 assists in 37 Serie A appearances for…

  • The Worrying Decline of Dele Alli

    It only feels like yesterday when Dele Alli had the whole of the world at his feet; the Milton Keynes-raised midfielder joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2015 with a lot of hype that was justified immediately. He was a key catalyst to the rise of Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham, putting up impressive returns for someone who was merely…

  • Aaron Ramsdale: Arsenal’s Long-Term #1?

    ​​The signing of Aaron Ramsdale for £24m was heavily scrutinised by Arsenal fans. The concern was situated in the Stoke-born goalkeeper suffering consecutive relegations with Bournemouth and Sheffield United, conceding 128 goals in two seasons. Despite the angst around the signing, Mikel Arteta was determined to secure his signature. So far, that determination has been…

  • The Team of Matchday 6 of the 2021/22 Premier League Season

    It’s fair to say that Matchday 6 of the 2021/22 Premier League season lived up to expectations, as Arsenal demolished an incoherent Tottenham side, Brighton snatched a late draw in Selhurst Park in the M23 Derby via a goal from Neal Maupay, continuing to defy expectations and sit pretty in the top six. Norwich City…

  • Inter’s 2009 Summer Mercato: The Construction of a Treble Champion

    2010 was a year to remember for Inter Milan: they became the first Italian side to ever win the treble (and just the sixth of all-time), edging out Roma in both the title race and Coppa Italia, before swatting aside Bayern Munich in the Champions League Final. Domestic success had come relatively easily for the…

  • Becoming Inevitable – Mohamed Salah’s Premier League Rebirth

    It has been a mere four years since Mohmmed Salah arrived in Merseyside. Four years since he drove inexorably through Premier League defences, mercilessly putting defenders to the sword and leaving goalkeepers helpless.   After 38 weekends, there were 32 goals, the most anyone had scored in a league season in its current form. Looking…